Preparation and Characterization of new benzyl -2- [phenyl(pyridin-4 yl) methylidene] hydrazinecarbodithioate Schiff base and its Cu(II) and Ni(II) metal complexes

Abstract

A novel tridentate Schiff base has been prepared from the condensation of phenyl(pyridin-4-yl)methanone, the Schiff base was then reacted with transition metal salts Cu(II) and Ni(II)) to form coordinated complexes. The novel Schiff base benzyl -2-[phenyl(pyridin-4-yl)methylidene]hydrazinecarbodithioate and the new metal complexes were characterized via various physico-chemical and spectroscopic techniques. The metal complexes are expected to be octahedral in geometry based on physico-chemical and spectroscopic analyses.